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by Patricia L. CookMany people suffer from the blues during the winter months because of a lack of sunshine, but spring will bring us all warmth and sunny days soon! This Tidbits explores the gigantic star that our planet revolves around. • Thesunisahugestarthatisthecenterofour

solar system. Earth is tiny compared to the sun. Our entire planet could fit inside the sun 109times if it was a hollow ball! Of course, it’s not hollow; it is filledwith hot gasses.How hot?Thesurfaceofthesunisabout10,000degreesFahrenheit(5,500degreesCelsius).Thecore,orcenter of the sun, is estimated to be more than 28milliondegreesFahrenheit(15.5millionC).

•The sun is 864,000miles (1.4million km) indiameter, almost 35 times larger than the diameteroftheearthandisabout330,000timesthe mass of earth.

• Onamountainsummitonahotsummerday,it appears that the sun is really close to earth. However, it is nearly 93 million miles (150million km) away. It takes sunlight about eight minutes to reach us. Even with that distance, the light and heat keep our planet warm, allowing plants to grow and even giving us a sunburn if we are not careful. Without the sun, earth would be frozen and dark all the time and could not support life as we know it.

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1. MEASUREMENTS: How often would a tricennial celebration occur?

2. MOVIES: What movie is considered to be the first feature-length talking picture ever made?

3. HISTORY: In 1973, who became the sec-ond special prosecutor in the Watergate scandal?

4. MYTHOLOGY: What area of influence is the Norse god Bragi associated with?

5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What country once had emperors called “kaisers”?

6. MUSIC: In musical terms, what is an opus?

7. THEATER: Who wrote the play “The Odd Couple”?

8. GEOGRAPHY: What river runs through Baghdad?

9. GAMES: How often is soccer’s World Cup held?

10. POETRY: What poet wrote the lines, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I ... /I took the one less traveled by”?

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1. Every 30 years 2. “The Jazz Singer” 3. Leon Jaworski 4. God of poetry 5. Germany

6. A composition 7. Neil Simon 8. The Tigris 9. Every four years 10. Robert Frost

SUNSHINE (continued):•Thecloseryougettotheearth’spoles, themore

extreme the days are with and without sunshine. TheNorth Pole does not have sunshine for 186days a year.

• Barrow, Alaska, doesn’t have any sunshine inDecember and January, but when summer rolls around, June through August, they are blessedwith continual sunshine 24 hours a day.

•Today,muchattentionisfocusedonourneedforvitamin D, known as the sunshine vitamin. Being in the sun is the best way to satisfy your body’s need for vitamin D; it is produced in your skin when your skin is exposed to sunlight.

•AlackofvitaminDcanputyouatincreasedriskfor the bone disease osteoporosis. Low vitamin D can also cause poor metabolism, a weakened heart and cause your body to heal slowly from broken bones and cuts.

• EventhoughFloridaisnicknamedthe“SunshineState,”therearefiveotherstatesthatactuallyhavemoresunshine.AccordingtotheNationalWeatherService,Arizona, California,Texas,Nevada andNew Mexico catch more rays.

• The sunniest place in the United States whereyou can absorb some natural vitamin D is Yuma, Arizona. The next four places are: Redding,

California; Flagstaff and Phoenix, Arizona; andLas Vegas, Nevada.

•Juneau,Alaska,isthecloudiestcityintheUnitedStateswithonly30percentoftheannualpossiblesunshine. Other areas that lack sunshine, where vitamin D supplements may be needed, are Quillayute, Washington; Elkins, West Virginia; Hilo,Hawaii;andAnchorage,Alaska.

• If you search the internet for businesses, towns,clubs and other organizations that use the word sunshine in their name, you will probably be amazed. It seems that everyone loves sunshine! The word seems to imply happiness. However,there are a few places borrowing the name that haven’t turned out so sunny. How about ghosttowns?

• Sunshine, Tennessee, is also known as KinselSprings, after S.J. Kinsel who established thetownin theearly1900s.Located inwhat isnowthe Great Smoky Mountain National Park, at one time it had a large resort hotel, and people rode the train from Knoxville to enjoy swimming intheLittleRiverandwalkingacross theswingingbridge.Afterthehotelburnedinthe1950s,andtherailroad’s demand for the local lumber dried up, the company was discontinued and the town died. The swinging bridge has been renovated, but not much else is there today.

•Mr.Kinsel,knownforhiswealth,wasalsoknownforhisgenerosity.Hedonatedalargesumofmoneyto the International Sunshine Society. The society wasstartedintheearly1900stohelpinfantsandchildrenwhowere blind, to bring “sunshine” totheir sweet lives.

• Twomines named “Sunshine”were located inUtahandIdaho,forgoldandsilverrespectively.

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It was English philosopher Francis Bacon who made the followingsageobservation:“Therootofallsuperstitionis that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.”

I’m sure you’ve seen photos of those picturesque cov-ered bridges. It seems that they would have provided a welcome haven for people driving buggies caught out in the rain. You may be surprised to learn, though, that the bridges weren’t designed with a roof for the comfort of travelers. Being made of wood in an era before protec-tive sealants, the bridges themselves needed to be pro-tected from the elements.

Most frogs lay their eggs in the water; that way, when the tadpoles hatch they are already in their element. The red-eyed tree frog, however, protects its eggs from aquatic predators by attaching its eggs to the underside of leaves that hang out over a body of water. Once the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water.

ThenexttimeyoutraveltotheUnitedKingdom,ifyouvisit the university towns of Cambridge or Oxford, you should keep off the grass. Professors are the only ones allowed to walk on most of the green swards in those towns.

InancientRome,itwaswidelybelievedthatholdingingas could cause a person to catch a disease or become poisoned. This was such a concern to public health that Emperor Claudius went so far as to pass a law making it legal to fart at banquets.

Haveyoueverknownsomeonewhokeepsmakingthesameerroroverandoveragaindespitebeingcorrected?The next time you run into this person, you’ll know what tocallhimorher:amumpsimus.

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Q:Likemostoftheworld,IwasshockedanddevastatedtohearofWhitneyHouston’sdeath.Ireallythoughtshewasonthe right path, and about to make a music and movie come-back.Diddrugsplayapart inherdeath? --DeenaR.,via

e-mailA:Whiletherehasbeennoofficialwordasofthiswriting,TMZisreportingthataccordingtofamilysources, Whitney, 48, was killed by a combination of Xanax and other prescription drugs mixed with alcohol.Althoughshediddieinthebathtub,thefamilywastoldbythecoroner’sofficethattheredidn’tappeartobeenoughwaterinherlungsfordrowningtohavebeenthecauseofdeath.TheL.A.PoliceDepartment has determined that there were no signs of foul play.Whitneywillstarposthumouslyinthefeaturefilm“Sparkle,”whichisslatedforanAug.12release.Shealso recorded two songs for the movie, which will, of course, be on the soundtrack. ***Q:Ireallylovewatching“ChelseaLately”and“AfterLately”onE!Theshows’castsreallyseemtohavefunandgetalong.Pleasetellmethisisthecase!--GeorgeT.,Altoona,Pa.A:Thatcertainlyisthecase.IspokewithseriesstarHeatherMcDonaldrecently,andshetoldme:“Were-ally do laugh all the time, and we really do like each other so much. Somanytimeswe’llbelaughingaboutsomethingandI’lljustgo,’Oh,don’twehavefun?’IthinkitallstemsfromtheexamplethatChelsea(Handler)hasset,andIthinkthat’simportant.We’relikealittlefamilywhereshe’stheMom,andshedoesn’tallowjealousy,and she doesn’t allow any real kind of unhealthy competition in any way. We truly believe that each of our success only helps the other.”And following Chelsea’s example of getting into the publishingindustry,HeatherhaswrittenherownNYTbest-sellinghumorousmemoircalled“You’llNeverBlueBallinThisTownAgain,”andIhave to say, the book is deliciously funny.***Q: Is it true that twoofmy favorite comedians,WillFerrell andZachGalifianakis,aremakingamovietogether?--SamuelD.,viae-mailA:Itisindeedtrue,andIcouldn’tbehappiertoseethesetwoon-screentogether.WillandZachstarin“Dogfight,”acomedyabouttwo battling politicians from South Carolina who each have presi-dentialaspirations.ThemovieissettopremiereAug.10,andalsoco-starsJasonSudeikis,DylanMcDermott,DanAykroydandJohnLithgow.***Q:“Harry’sLaw”seemstohavevanished.What’sup?--EchoH.,viae-mailA:TherehasbeenalittleshufflingoveratNBC.AttheendofJanuary,“Harry’sLaw”tookaboutsixweeksoff.Butdon’tworry,KathyBatesandcompanywillreturnwithnewepisodesMarch11onitsnewnight and timeslot, Sundays at 8 p.m. ET.

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PICKSOFTHEWEEK“Footloose”(PG-13)--ThisremakeofKevinBa-con’s1984breakoutfilmaimstoupdatethestoryforanewgenerationofyoungsterswhojustwannadance.NewcomerKennyWormaldtakestheroleofRen,aBostonteentransplantedtoruralGeorgia.Uponhisarrival,thesceneinthesmalltownisde-cidedly uncool -- the tragic deaths of a few partying teens has been parlayed into an across-the-board ban on rock and/or roll, and all the wholesome, expres-sive dancing that comes with it.Dennis Quaid carries the dramatic weight as the town’s preacher man and anti-fun crusader haunted by the death of his offspring. While this new it-erationisnobarnburner,thoseitchingforafixofbouncymusicandyouthfulboogeywillfindsomefun.

“Immortals”(R)--Vibrantinvisualsandsaggingin story, this myth-laced epic has all the narrative weightofafireworksshow.AmenacingMickeyRourkeplaysHyperion,abrutalwarlordouttogetsomegodlybowthatfunctionsasaHomericweapon of mass destruction. The gods of Olympus pickamortalchampion,Theseus(HenryCavill),tostop the plot and keep the bloodthirsty Titans of old locked up. It’s even more convoluted onscreen.Therealmightofthefilmisintheover-the-topvi-suals, as gold-skinned gods clash in an electric-blue sky to decide the fate of the earth below. While the mix of sets and CG may cause eyes to pop, it all seems a lot of sound and fury signifying a second-rate epic.

“GameofThrones”Season1(NR)--HBOtookacalculated risk and landed an unmitigated success with this crossover series about swords, sires, kings andtreachery.AdaptedfromthefantasyseriesbyGeorgeR.R.Martin,theshowsweepsaudiencesintoanewworldthatmanagestomarry“LordoftheRings”with“TheSopranos.”It’sdaring,it’sengaging, it’s fresh ... and it was very expensive to make. Sean Bean stars as Ned Stark, an honor-bound patriarch who is pulled into a twisted vortex of feudal political intrigue, orbited by a constella-tionoffull-fledgedcharactersandawe-inspiringsettings. The premiere of season 2 can’t come fast enough,sojumpintothisseriesatyournearestop-portunity.

DOGOFTHEWEEK“JackandJill”(PG)--AdamSandlergoesfull-on“MeettheKlumps”inthisunpalatableheapofbluehumor. Besides a traumatizing, unfunny memory, this comedy canker leaves behind so many ques-tions. What in the name of Billy Madison was Sandlerthinking?HowdidAlPacinogetropedintothistrainwreck?WhatdidweeverdotoHol-lywoodtodeservethis?

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Why Purebreds Should Be Spayed, Neutered

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: In a list of “responsible”things one should do to their pets, you wrote that owners should spay or neuter them. Well, I own a purebred Ger-manshepherd,andIthinkyouradviceisjustwrongforowners of purebred pets. Maybe mongrels from the shel-ter need to be spayed and neutered but doing that to my “shep”willalterhisbehavior.PlusIplantobreedhim.Youshouldrethinkyouradvice.--TomC.,Roswell,Ga.

DEARTOM:Nah, I don’tneed to rethinkmyadvice.Thevastmajorityofpetowners in thiscountrydonotneed to be breeding their dogs or cats for any reason.There are, indeed, professional breeders who do not spay or neuter their dogs or cats, but responsible breed-ersdon’tjustbreedpetsbecausetheyhavecertificationpapers. They have to select carefully so that harmful traits (like hip dysplasia, a rampant problem with Ger-man shepherds) do not carry through to new generations. Some professionals only breed working dogs, for police and military, for example, and do not deal with the pub-lic. Others are extremely selective about whom their dogs go to. Many will recommend that dogs not suited to be bred be neutered or spayed.Neutering your German shepherd may indeed cause be-havioral changes; in many dogs the procedure reduces aggression. But you also eliminate the risk of your dog getting out and fathering a bunch of unwanted pup-pies with, say, the owner of different breed of dog who thought her precious also was too special to be spayed.But you don’t have to believe me. Talk to your dog’s vet,ortoaprofessionalAKC-registeredbreederofGer-man shepherds (learn more at www.akc.org), and get the facts.

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SUNSHINE (continued):•SunshineMineinUtahwasexpectedtobeagreatgoldfindbutprovedtobedisappointingandwasabandoned after 15 years of work. Only about$400,000ingoldwasextracted.SunshineCanyon,where the mine was located, has been deserted since1910.

• Sunshine Mine in Idaho, located between thetowns of Kellogg and Wallace in the Idahopanhandle, was a silver mine that produced almost 365million ounces of silver from 1904 through2001. Unfortunately, the SunshineMine has thedistinction of being the spot of the worst disaster inIdahohistory.Afireintheminein1972killed91workers.Amonument to the lostminerswaserected near the mine and can be viewed there today.

•SunshineHill, Texas, nearWichita Falls, got itsnamefromthefactthatat1,208feet(368m)above

sea level, it was the highest hill in the area. The schoolthatwasestablishedtherein1889wastheonly structure left in the town in recent years. Unfortunately, the schoolburned to thegroundinMarch2011.

• North of the border in Alberta, Canada, isSunshine Village Ski Resort, one of three skiresorts within Banff National Park. It claims to haveupto30feet(9m)ofsnowinthewinter!Italso has summer hiking access and fun programs beginning in June.

•Allofusneedtobethankfulforthesuncomingup every morning and going down every night. There have been numerous religions that have the sunastheircenterpiece.TheEgyptians,Aztecs,GreeksandJapaneseallhadmajortenetsoftheirbeliefs based on the sun. TheAztecs actuallythought the sun died every night and had to be resurrected each day.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You’re correct to want to help someone who seems to need assistance. But be careful that he or she isn’t pulling the wool over those gorgeous Sheep’s eyes. You need more facts.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your Bovine optimism will soon dispel the gloom cast by those naysayers and pes-simistswhostillhovercloseby.Also,thatgoodnewsyourecently received is part of a fuller message to come.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Feeling jealous overa colleague’s success drains the energy you need to meet your own challenges. Wish him or her well, and focus on whatyouneedtodo.Resultsstarttoshowinmid-March.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You’re likely to feel somewhat Crabby these days, so watch what you say, or you could find yourself making lots of apologies. Yourmood starts to brighten by the weekend.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Your pride might still be hurting from those unflattering remarks someone madeabout you. But cheer up, you’re about to prove once again why you’re the Top Cat in whatever you do.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Amisunderstand-ing with a co-worker could become a real problem unless it’sresolvedsoon.Allowathirdpartytocomeinandassessthesituationwithoutpressureorprejudice.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Call a family meetingtodiscussthecareofalovedoneatthisdifficulttime. Be careful not to let yourself be pushed into shoulder-ing the full burden on your own.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Anupcom-ing decision could open the way to an exciting venture. However,therearesomerisksyoushouldknowabout.Askmore questions before making a commitment.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Per-sonal matters need your attention during the earlier part of the week. You can start to shift your focus to your worka-day world by midweek. Friday brings news.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) You’ve been going at a hectic pace for quite a while. It’s time now for some much-needed rest and recreation to recharge those hardworking batteries.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) This is a good time to upgrade your current skills or consider getting into an entirely different training program so that you can be prepared for new career opportunities.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Keepalowprofileinorder toavoidbeing luredaway from the jobathand.Focus on what has to be done, and do it. There’ll be time latertoenjoyfunwithfamilyandfriends.

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•When the Canadian government changed thedesignationoftheareatoRockyMountainNationalParkin1887,itincludedthetownofBanffandthehot springs.The sizeat that timewas260 squaremiles(673sqkm).Themaintransportationtotheparkwas theCanadian PacificRailway,which isstill around today, more commonly known as CP Rail.

• Today, Banff National Park consists of 2,564squaremiles(6,641km2)ofspectacularmountainscenerynestledintheheartoftheCanadianRockyMountains. The western border of the park runs for 149miles(240km)alongtheContinentalDivide.

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1.Name the last rookieman-ager before Don Mattingly of the Los Angeles Dodgersin2011 tobeat thedefendingWorld Series champions on Opening Day.

2. Only two major-leagueteamssince1900startedaseason0-6andmadethe playoffs. Name either one.

3.Name the last 11-win team to notmake theNFL playoffs.

4.In2011,Doc(1980)andAustinRiversbecamethe second father-son basketball duo to be named McDonald’sAll-Americans.Whowasthefirst?

5.Whenwas the last time anNHL teamwonback-to-backNortheastDivisiontitles?

6.NamethefirstMajorLeagueSoccerteamtowinconsecutiveU.S.OpenCups?

7. In2011,JosephO’Brienbecame theyoung-estjockeytowinaBreeders’Cuprace.Howoldwashe?

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”BANFF NATIONAL PARK (continued):• Themost famous landmark in the park and inthe entire Canadian Rockies is Lake Louise, abeautiful glacial lake 35 miles (57 km) west of the town of Banff. Natives of the area were familiar withthelakewhenEdwinHunterledTomWilsontohis“discovery”ofLakeLouisein1882.Wilsongazedatthesiteandsaid,“AsGodismyjudge,Inever in all my explorations saw such a matchless scene.

•LakeLouiseisreferredtoastheHikingCapitalof Canada, the Skiing Capital of Canada, the Romance Capital of Canada (tied with NiagaraFalls), the Jewel in the Heart of the CanadianRockiesandtheDiamondintheWilderness.Allofthenamesaredeserved!ItisalsotheHighestCommunityinCanadaat5,020feet(1,530m).

•JustasrailroadshelpedbuildandincreasetraffictonationalparksintheUnitedStates,CPRailhelpedwiththepopularityandgrowthofCanada’sfirstnational park. In 1888, CP Rail built the BanffSpringsHotel.(Atthetime,thewealthyweretheonly ones who could afford travel.) The historic hotel remains a great attraction of the park for visitors from all over the world.

• Amodest hotel geared toward adventurerswasbuiltatLakeLouisein1890.Withthelakeinfrontand a mountain glacier behind, the hotel became a popular tourist spot. It was renamed Chateau Lake Louisein1913andafterafire,wasrebuiltmuchlarger.Theareathenwentontobecomeamajortourist stop.

• Originally opened as summer-only resorts,Chateau Lake Louise and Banff Springs Hotelbegan opening for skiers during the winter holiday seasons in the 1970s. In 1988, when Calgaryhosted the Winter Olympics, Banff National Park was showcased to the world.

• Banff along with Jasper, Kootenay and YohoNational Parks and the provincial parks of Mount Robson, Mount Assiniboine and Hamber aredesignatedaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite,oneof the largest protected areas in the world.

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Sports Quiz Answers

1.TheNewYorkYankees’LouPiniella,in1986.

2.The1974PittsburghPiratesandthe1995CincinnatiReds.

3. The New England Patriots, in 2008.

4.Milt(1981)andDajuan(2001)Wagner.

5. Never since the division was formedbeforethe1993-94season.6.SeattleSoundersFCwonthreeconsecutiveCups(2009-11).

7. Eighteen.

OnMarch6,1899,theImperialPatentOfficeinBerlinregistersAspirin,thebrandnameforace-tylsalicylic acid, on behalf of the German phar-maceutical company Friedrich Bayer & Co. In its primitive form, the active ingredient, salicin, was used for centuries in folk medicine.

On March 10, 1902, in the case of Edison v.AmericanMutoscopeCompany,theU.S.CourtofAppealsrulesthatdespitehisclaims,ThomasEdison did not invent the movie camera. The court did, however, admit that Edison invented thesprocketsystemthatmovedperforatedfilmthrough the movie camera.

OnMarch9,1913,EnglishauthorVirginiaWoolfdelivers themanuscriptofherfirstnovel,“TheVoyageOut,” toherpublisher. In1941, fearfulfor her own mental state and afraid of the coming worldwar,shefilledherpocketswithrocksanddrowned herself.

OnMarch7,1923,theNewRepublicpublishesRobert Frost’s poem “Stopping ByWoods ona Snowy Evening.” The poem begins with the famous line“Whosewoods theseare, I think Iknow.”AlthoughFrost nevergraduated fromauniversity, he had collected 44 honorary degrees beforehediedin1963.

OnMarch5,1963,theHula-Hoop,ahip-swiv-elingtoythatbecameahugefadacrossAmericawhenitwasfirstmarketedbyWham-Oin1958,ispatentedbythecompany’sco-founder,Arthur“Spud” Melin.An estimated 25 million Hula-Hoopsweresoldinitsfirstfourmonthsofpro-duction alone.

OnMarch11,1970,authorErleStanleyGardner,creator of Perry Mason, dies. The crime-solving attorney Perry Mason appeared in numerous nov-els and became the star of a top-rated TV show starting in 1957. The show starred RaymondBurr as the titular hero and ran for nine years.

OnMarch8,1986,“Mask,”starringEricStoltzand Cher, opens in theaters. Cher, who had launched a serious acting career with her appear-ance in RobertAltman’s film “Come Back tothe Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean” in 1982, received theBestActress prize at theCannesFilmFestivalforherrolein“Mask.”

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FOG OR SMOG?Both fog and smog reduce visibility in areas where they are present and in extreme cases, can result in snarledairandgroundtraffic.Inadditiontocausingvisual impairment, smog can be dangerous to your health. • Fog isdefinedas“a largemassofwatervaporcondensed to fine particles, at or just above theearth’s surface; thick, obscuring mist.” Smog is “fog that has become mixed and polluted withsmoke.” The word smog is a portmanteau, which is a blend of two or more words into a new word.

•Fogcanbedangeroustoyourhealthifitimpedesvisibility and causes automobile or airplane crashes, but otherwise, just breathing it in isnot harmful. Smog, on the other hand, can be extremely bad, especially to people with allergies and/or asthma.

• Since the word “smog” was first used,scientists have worked on minimizing it and its consequences. Dr. H.A. des Voeux is givencredit for thefirst recordeduseof thewordinapaperhepresentedtothePublicHealthCongressin London in 1905. He was quoted in a DailyGraphicnewspaperarticlesaying,“Itrequirednoscience to see that there was something produced in great cities which was not found in the country, and that was smoky fog, or what was known as ‘smog.’”Thenextday,theGlobewrotethat,“Dr.des Voeux did a public service in coining a new word for the London fog.”

• London is indeed known for its fog, as is SanFrancisco, but Grand Banks, off the island of Newfoundland, Canada, is known as the foggiest place in the world. The cold Labrador Current from the north and the warm Gulf Stream from the

south meet at Grand Banks and cause the almost ever-present fog.

• Two towns, Argentia, near Grand Banks,Newfoundland,andPointReyes,California,nearSan Francisco, have over 200 foggy days peryear. The high humidity from the fog makes for beautiful greenery in both areas.

• The “Great Smog of 1952” in London was ahorrendous event that occurred over a four-day periodandwasthecauseofapproximately12,000deaths. The smog resulted from the widepspread use of coal for heating. In particular, the smog related to this disaster was the type that occurs mostly during cold winter days and is primarily a mixture of sulfur dioxide and particulate matter, “soot,” from the burning coal. The episodes ofsmoginLondonwerenicknamed“pea-soupers.”

•Thesmogovermostcities,includingLosAngeles(L.A.), is not due to coal use, but caused byphotochemicals.ComplaintsofpollutioninL.A.dateasfarbackasthelate1860s.Photochemicalsmog, which mostly occurs on warm sunny days, contains oxidants, such as ozone, that cause eye irritation, respiratory problems and damage to plants.Photochemicalsmogfirstbecameapparentinthe1940s.

•Manycountries, including theUnitedStatesandCanada, have air quality standards today and monitor and regulate smog-causing industries to protect the citizens and plant life. Even though smog persists in many areas, it is much improved with the regulations and awareness.

• Other densely populated cities of the world,including Beijing, Berlin, Cairo, Hong Kong,Moscow and New York, have smog issues too.

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